A simple Back-to-School Homework Station

I'm counting down the days until my kids start school. Ha, it's been a busy summer! There are two more weeks to go.

This is the only time they're happy they got out late. :)

The excitement of buying school supplies and new outfits has faded throughout the years. My kids are not little anymore; the youngest is starting high school, and my eldest is in college. However, we did buy some school supplies, and I've been organizing their spaces and getting everything ready for school.

I shared this little tray I built out of some pieces of wood from the scrap pile. I went overboard with the design, but the primary purpose of this tray was to use it as a movable homework station.

I wanted to have the items my kids and I use more often right at hand wherever we sit down to work. Sometimes, it's at the kitchen table. Other times, it's in the dining room; if the day is too hot, they even go to the basement to work there.

Well, a tray is easy to carry from room to room, and hey, you can use any tray you have—it's as easy as that!

The other items I used to store the supplies were cardboard boxes, glass jars, and Altoids containers. ;)

Their tops were painted with chalkboard paint.

They hold staples, Post-It notes, labels, and lead refills.

The jars were packed with markers, colored pencils, erasers, glue, sharpeners, binders, and paper clips.

The boxes hold pencils, scissors, crayons, a letter opener, a stapler, and rulers on the side.

Those are the things we use the most, and that's the thing...

Whatever you and your kids use the most needs to be inside your portable homework station for it to work.

Give it a try!

And hey, just in time for back to school, join me at Lil'Luna, where I'm sharing complete details on making this super cute Teacher's Gift Idea! 

I love that notepad jar. ❤️

For more back-to-school teacher's gift ideas, check these out:

High School Teacher Gift

Tribal Design Boxes of Sharpies

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